Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao, accompanied by Gong Yu and the Giant Eagle, arrived at the Century Commercial Building in the city area and sought out Long Yongjun.

”Long Yongjun, I need to make a trip to Shenlongjia. During my absence, you and Gong Yu must be responsible for taking care of our home. When encountering situations, discuss them thoroughly. You can consult Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, Zhao Qiang, Huang Wen, and others. In times of difficulty, stay united and refrain from infighting. Whomever instigates internal chaos should be executed mercilessly. Otherwise, when I return, I will hold you and Gong Yu accountable. Understand?”

”Boss, rest assured, all six cities are peaceful now without troublemakers. As long as no external enemies invade us, I assure you there will be no issues. However, what if we are invaded by external enemies?”

Gong Yu also nodded and looked at Yang Xiao.

”Alright, since you asked this question, let me explain briefly. The only potential invader would be the King of Qingyun City. He has already unified the Eastern Province, and he has evolved to the King Level Realm, possessing the strength to invade us.

However, I think they won’t invade us soon because between Kongming City and Eastern Province there are continuous, rugged mountains. It is quite troublesome for them to cross hundreds of kilometers of mountains to attack us.”

”What if he still comes?”

”If the King of Qingyun City does invade, don’t confront him directly. Withdraw from the frontline cities first and consolidate your combat power.”

”What if he keeps attacking?”

”Each time he occupies a city, he will need some time to manage it and he will have to expend a considerable amount of troops to suppress any resistance. Thus, he will need to replenish forces from the Eastern Province and take some time to prepare before attacking another city. During that time, you continue to withdraw.

I won’t be gone to Shenlongjia for too long, it should be about a month or two. If it’s very urgent, you can have Huang Wen ride the Giant Eagle to find me, and I will find a way to deal with him. Then I might go to Magic City and ask Du Tianxing for help, which should help counter the King of Qingyun City’s offensive.”

...

Yang Xiao and Gong Yu, Long Yongjun talked for a long time, then he asked Xu Nanqiang, who was in charge of logistics, to prepare enough condiments, some food, camping tents, and other daily necessities.

After handling these affairs, Yang Xiao rode the Giant Eagle and flew around Nanmu City several times to acclimatize, as he rarely rode the Giant Eagle for flights in the past.

The Giant Eagle’s wings spanned over a hundred meters wide. Its vast back was very spacious, and the flight was stable, comparable to flying in an airplane. Yang Xiao could lie down directly on the back of the Giant Eagle to sleep.

The next morning, Monk Ben Yin arrived early at the city’s Transmission Array. At that time, Yang Xiao was still having breakfast in the cafeteria of a nearby building.

Seeing Monk Ben Yin, Yang Xiao smiled and said:

”I knew you would come back.”

”Ah, Yang Xiao, you made me break my precepts again. Remember this, you owe me a favor.”

Yang Xiao laughed and said:

”A monk is compassionate and never expects rewards for doing good deeds. Saying that somewhat contradicts Buddhist discipline, doesn’t it?”

Monk Ben Yin paused, looked at Yang Xiao, and sighed deeply:

”Ah, I have fallen into your trap. I hope you won’t trick me again in Shenlongjia.”

...

The two reached Shanyun City through the transmission station, and Yang Xiao briefly explained the situation to Zhou Qiang, who was guarding Shanyun City, before leaving.

Before departing, Zhou Qiang gave Yang Xiao a box of spicy fish snacks and several bottles of white liquor.

Yang Xiao accepted them, stored them in his Space Ring, and then passed through the Transmission Array again to a suburban town closest to North City. The two men climbed onto the Giant Eagle’s back, and Yang Xiao patted its back, saying:

”Brother Giant Eagle, take off now. The destination is Shenlongjia, fly straight ahead.”

Yang Xiao pointed forward.

The Giant Eagle let out a long cry, its massive wings unfolded, and with a fierce flap, it soared into the air, heading towards Shenlongjia.

Before departing, Yang Xiao had obtained a map and a travel-sized portable compass.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Yang Xiao instructed the Giant Eagle to fly higher so that even if someone on the ground could see it, they could only sigh at the sky helplessly.

The Giant Eagle flew for about 2 hours, and according to Yang Xiao’s estimation, they should be close to Shenlongjia.

Throughout the journey, the Giant Eagle hadn’t encountered any accidents, but just as Yang Xiao and Monk Ben Yin were able to see the mountain peaks of Shenlongjia in the distance, trouble arrived.

In the sky not far ahead, dozens of giant birds appeared, and upon seeing the Giant Eagle, they immediately circled around it.

Upon a closer look, Yang Xiao cursed silently, realizing they were all bird people.

Both Yang Xiao and Monk Ben Yin lay on the back of the Giant Eagle, nestled into its thick feathers, which made them invisible from the outside unless they popped their heads out intentionally.

The two or three dozen giant birds were getting closer to the Giant Eagle. Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound rang out as dozens of Fiery Flame Arrows soared towards the Giant Eagle.

”What should we do, Yang Xiao?” asked Monk Ben Yin.

”What can we do? Let the Giant Eagle take some hits first, if really needed, we’ll make an emergency landing. We’re mid-air, at least 300 meters above ground, can you jump out and fight them?”

Monk Ben Yin shook his head and said,

”If I jump out, just prepare to collect my corpse.”

At that moment, sensing danger, the Giant Eagle’s body suddenly dropped, diving rapidly downward, quickly dodging the incoming Fiery Flame Arrows.

However, the enemy’s two or three dozen birds also dived immediately and continued the chase.

”Shoo, shoo, shoo...”

The Fiery Flame Arrows kept whistling through the air.

Looking at the effort of the enemies’ arrows, the leading commander must have at least Intermediate Enhanced Cultivation, with a few at the Primary Level, and the remaining twenty or so should have High-Level Primordial Gene. We could probably overcome them if it were on the ground,” said Monk Ben Yin.

Yang Xiao shook his head and said,

”They are bird people, do you really think they will stand on the ground and fight you? They would just circle in the air and keep shooting arrows at you until you’re worn down.”

”What should we do then? We can’t keep going like this; I’m afraid the Giant Eagle won’t hold up much longer.”

The Giant Eagle currently had Intermediate Enhanced Gene and was a little short of reaching High-Level. Alone, it was challenging to handle two or three dozen bird people, especially with two extra weights, it couldn’t fully utilize its abilities.

”Giant Eagle, brother, head straight for Shenlongjia, I’ll cover you.”

Yang Xiao said as he took out his Golden Eagle Bow, loaded a Fiery Flame Arrow, and shot it at the relentlessly pursuing bird people.

With a ”swish”,

The Fiery Flame Arrow burst through the air, directly flying towards the chasing bird people, and with a bang, it split into ten Fiery Flame Arrows, zooming towards the leading bird person.

Caught off guard, thinking it was just an ordinary arrow shot by the Giant Eagle, the bird person was shocked when she saw the arrow split into ten. She quickly flapped her wings, trying to ascend rapidly.

However, Yang Xiao’s shot was incredibly fast, and because the arrow and the bird person were moving towards each other, her reaction time was even less.

The leading bird person couldn’t dodge in time and only managed to avoid six arrows; four Fiery Flame Arrows hit her thigh.

Bang!

The Fiery Flame Arrows exploded, leading the bird person to scream in agony; her massive bird body trembled and eventually, unable to control her beast form, transformed back into human shape and plummeted straight down from mid-air.

(This is the third update, too tired, this chapter hasn’t been checked, just posted it directly. Thanks to the low-key reader for the 500 Qidian Coins reward, thanks everyone for your support!)